Primary care

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Journal Articles

25/04/2026

Trends in attachment to family physicians among assisted living residents in Ontario, Canada: a home-level repeated cross-sectional study

Pasat Z, Kirkwood D, Manis DR, Yu-Hin Siu H, Jones A, Tillman J, Gardner L, Costa AP, Correia RH. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2026; Apr 25 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

07/04/2026

Measuring the relationship between outpatient family physician visit regularity and acute care utilization during the end of life: a population-level retrospective cohort study

Hafid S, Jones A, Gayowsky A, Wills A, Isenberg SR, Howard M. Fam Pract. 2026; 43(3): cmag014.

Journal Article

28/03/2026

Primary care utilization and attachment among burn survivors: a population-based matched cohort study

Little D, Yee EK, Haas B, Rosella L, Postill G, Zagorski B, Jaakkimainen L, Mason S. Burns. 2026 ;52(5):107985. Epub 28 Mar 2026.

Journal Article

25/03/2026

The need for long-term support: Five-year outcomes after severe injury in older adults

Guttman MP, Williams PJ, Tillmann BW, Nathens AB, Scales DC, Wong CL, Gotlib Conn L, Haas B. Injury. 2026; 57(6): 113194. Epub 2026 Mar 25.

Journal Article

13/03/2026

Mailed audit and feedback for antibiotic prescribing in primary care

Masucci L, Schwartz K, Ivers N, Bai L, Brown K, Tadrous M, Grimshaw JM, Witteman HO, Friedman L, Langford BJ, Leung V, Gomes T, Garber G, Taljaard M, Shuldiner J, Gushue S, Silverman M, Daneman N, Brehaut J, Presseau J, Leis JA, Lacroix M, Zwarenstein M, Thavorn K. JAMA Netw Open. 2026; 9(3): e261641.

Journal Article

11/03/2026

Primary care attachment and long-term mortality in burn survivors: a population-based cohort study

Little D, Yee EK, Haas B, Rosella L, Postill G, Zagorski B, Jaakkimainen L, Mason S. J Burn Care Res. 2026; irag042. Epub 2026 Mar 11.

Journal Article

27/02/2026

Emergency department visits for minor illnesses among recent refugee and immigrant children

Wanigaratne S, Brandenberger J, Lu H, Stukel TA, Odugbemi T, Glazier R, Rayner J, Guttmann A. JAMA Netw Open. 2026; 9(2): e2560070.

Journal Article

06/02/2026

Team-based care within community health centres in Ontario, Canada and the association with emergency department visits: a population-based retrospective study

Nash DM, Rayner J, Dixon SN, Bhatti S, Garcia-Feliz S, Kueper JK, Zhang L, Booth RG, Shariff SZ, Pow C, Zwarenstein M. BMC Prim Care. 2026; Feb 6 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

04/02/2026

Primary care unattachment: impact on mortality, hospitalizations and costs

Fitzsimon J, St-Amant A, Green ME, Glazier RH, Gayowsky A, Premji K, Frymire E, Bjerre LM. Health Aff Sch. 2026; 4(2): qxag030.

Journal Article

26/01/2026

Impact of incentive reform and COVID-19 on primary care home visits in Ontario: a population-based interrupted time series analysis

Jones A, Gayowsky A, Sinn CJ, Correia RH, Dash D, Rahman B, Meng MH, Sultan H, Niedra E, Costa AP, Ivers N, Jaakkimainen RL, Watt JA, Lapointe-Shaw L. Ann Fam Med. 2026; 24(1): 44-51.

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News Releases

News Release

25/04/2026

Fragmented care in assisted living linked to lower family doctor attachment

Older adults residing within retirement homes in Ontario are less likely to have a regular family physician for ongoing care than other older adults.

News Release

27/02/2026

Newcomer children show lower rates of emergency department use for non‑urgent conditions, study finds

Refugee and immigrant children are less likely to visit the emergency department for minor illnesses compared to children born in Ontario.

News Release

03/11/2025

Longer distances to family physician has negative effect on access to health care

Living farther than 30 km from a family physician can negatively affect access to health care, found a new Ontario study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

News Release

16/06/2025

More family doctors near retirement, raising concern about future of primary care

News Release

24/06/2024

Health care delivered in a patient’s preferred language could decrease emergency department visits, hospitalizations and death

News Release

27/12/2023

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Primary care

Journal Articles

Trends in attachment to family physicians among assisted living residents in Ontario, Canada: a home-level repeated cross-sectional study

Measuring the relationship between outpatient family physician visit regularity and acute care utilization during the end of life: a population-level retrospective cohort study

Primary care utilization and attachment among burn survivors: a population-based matched cohort study

The need for long-term support: Five-year outcomes after severe injury in older adults

Mailed audit and feedback for antibiotic prescribing in primary care

Primary care attachment and long-term mortality in burn survivors: a population-based cohort study

Emergency department visits for minor illnesses among recent refugee and immigrant children

Team-based care within community health centres in Ontario, Canada and the association with emergency department visits: a population-based retrospective study

Primary care unattachment: impact on mortality, hospitalizations and costs

Impact of incentive reform and COVID-19 on primary care home visits in Ontario: a population-based interrupted time series analysis

News Releases

Fragmented care in assisted living linked to lower family doctor attachment

Newcomer children show lower rates of emergency department use for non‑urgent conditions, study finds

Longer distances to family physician has negative effect on access to health care

More family doctors near retirement, raising concern about future of primary care

Health care delivered in a patient’s preferred language could decrease emergency department visits, hospitalizations and death

Virtual care works best when patients see their own family doctor, study finds

Patients attending virtual walk-in clinics are twice as likely to visit the emergency department

Is virtual care effective in treating patients with transient ischemic attack or minor stroke?

Number of family doctors stopping practice in Ontario doubled early in pandemic, study shows

Pre-pregnancy emergency department use and risk of severe maternal and neonatal outcomes

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists